Animal Inspired Technology

Spot the robotic dog has just landed its first civilian job. Developed by Boston Dynamics, the robotic dog has just landed a full-time job...

When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters need to go in with gas sensing...

The Pentagon has tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones launched from planes in California. The information was released to the public only now by...

Being far smaller, and with the added benefit of having quiet electric motors, modern drones are a lot less conspicuous than their manned predecessors....

Robotic assistance in natural disaster scenarios is one of the leading goals of current research and development in the field. The hefty price tag...

A team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has introduced an innovative approach to robotic navigation, inspired by the brains of insects...

A new system has been recently developed, and this one has taken some inspiration from the world around us.   Researchers from the Gwangju Institute of...

A new version of a bird-inspired flying robot has demonstrated the ability to take off without assistance and sustain flight at lower speeds—an advance...

Robot swarms provide robots with capabilities that are not possible in individual robot activity, such as splitting work among themselves, responding to different risks,...

The United States Marine Corps have recently submitted a proposal to the Office of Naval Research to begin researching to develop small, crawling unmanned...

One of the biggest obstacles to deploying very small autonomous robots is navigation. As machines shrink, the hardware required to determine position and direction...

A new class of small, ground robots is being pitched for frontline missions: low-cost, networked unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that operate in coordinated swarms...

Scientists have designed a camera that copies the unique structure of a cat’s eye, significantly enhancing imaging capabilities in low-light conditions and complex backgrounds....

Small drones are increasingly used in environments where visibility is limited, such as collapsed buildings, smoke-filled structures, and dense vegetation, but most navigation systems...

In preparation for potential combat scenarios in North Korea’s extensive network of underground military tunnels, South Korean and U.S. troops are expanding their joint...

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command revealed it was testing four-legged unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), or robot dogs, that are armed with artificial...

Many technological innovations are inspired by Nature. Flying insects were the inspiration to the development of a miniaturized gyroscope, a special sensor used in...

Armed forces have to be prepared to operate in environments where GPS technology has been degraded or denied by enemy action. Findings of a...

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich are hard at work on a new, cool robo-fish. They call it Sepios, and...

The Gaza strip tunnels are tuneels being dug by the Hamas and other terror organizations inside the strip as part of their fight against...

As it turns out, squids can make quite the contribution to military innovation. A research published recently by Northeastern University professor Leila Deravi demonstrates...

“Today’s robot’s primary limitation is power, strength and versatility. They can perform limited tasks for a certain amount of time. But it’s not really...